Market Charts > 1996 > MPAA Ratings > PG-13
Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 1996
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | Genre | 1996 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Independence Day |
Jul 2, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$306,169,255 |
69,269,062 |
2 |
Twister |
May 10, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$241,688,385 |
54,680,630 |
3 |
Mission: Impossible |
May 21, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$180,981,886 |
40,946,128 |
4 |
The Nutty Professor |
Jun 28, 1996 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$128,814,019 |
29,143,443 |
5 |
Star Trek: First Contact |
Nov 22, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$89,187,714 |
20,178,215 |
6 |
The Cable Guy |
Jun 14, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$60,240,295 |
13,629,026 |
7 |
Jack |
Aug 9, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$58,554,258 |
13,247,569 |
8 |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ame… |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$54,196,996 |
12,261,763 |
9 |
Dragonheart |
May 31, 1996 |
Universal |
Adventure |
$51,364,680 |
11,620,968 |
10 |
Up Close & Personal |
Mar 1, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$51,045,801 |
11,548,823 |
11 |
Romeo+Juliet |
Nov 1, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$44,798,596 |
10,135,428 |
12 |
The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Nov 15, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$40,767,613 |
9,223,441 |
13 |
Grumpier Old Men |
Dec 22, 1995 |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$40,750,991 |
9,219,681 |
14 |
Happy Gilmore |
Feb 16, 1996 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$38,623,460 |
8,738,339 |
15 |
The Truth About Cats & Dogs |
Apr 26, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$34,084,531 |
7,711,432 |
16 |
Mars Attacks! |
Dec 13, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
Black Comedy |
$33,796,571 |
7,646,283 |
17 |
Black Sheep |
Feb 2, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$32,330,354 |
7,314,559 |
18 |
Eddie |
May 31, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$31,369,401 |
7,097,149 |
19 |
Daylight |
Dec 6, 1996 |
Universal |
Action |
$29,156,655 |
6,596,528 |
20 |
The Island of Dr. Moreau |
Aug 23, 1996 |
New Line |
Horror |
$27,682,712 |
6,263,057 |
21 |
Spy Hard |
May 24, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$26,936,265 |
6,094,177 |
22 |
Down Periscope |
Mar 1, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$25,723,977 |
5,819,904 |
23 |
The Quest |
Apr 26, 1996 |
Universal |
Action |
$21,607,190 |
4,888,504 |
24 |
A Very Brady Sequel |
Aug 23, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$21,443,204 |
4,851,403 |
25 |
Chain Reaction |
Aug 2, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$21,226,204 |
4,802,308 |
26 |
High School High |
Oct 25, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$20,883,060 |
4,724,674 |
27 |
Multiplicity |
Jul 17, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$20,133,326 |
4,555,051 |
28 |
My Fellow Americans |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$18,042,099 |
4,081,922 |
29 |
The Arrival |
May 31, 1996 |
Orion Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$14,031,906 |
3,174,639 |
30 |
Bio-Dome |
Jan 12, 1996 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$13,294,762 |
3,007,864 |
31 |
Mr. Wrong |
Feb 16, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$12,805,071 |
2,897,074 |
32 |
Goldeneye |
Nov 17, 1995 |
MGM |
Action |
$12,767,795 |
2,888,641 |
33 |
The Spitfire Grill |
Aug 23, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$12,592,203 |
2,848,914 |
34 |
The Associate |
Oct 25, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$12,384,525 |
2,801,928 |
35 |
White Squall |
Feb 2, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$10,229,300 |
2,314,321 |
36 |
The Evening Star |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$10,150,380 |
2,296,466 |
37 |
Mrs. Winterbourne |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$10,039,566 |
2,271,395 |
38 |
A Family Thing |
Mar 29, 1996 |
MGM |
Drama |
$9,993,012 |
2,260,862 |
39 |
Celtic Pride |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$9,240,378 |
2,090,583 |
40 |
The American President |
Nov 17, 1995 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$8,954,209 |
2,025,839 |
41 |
Before and After |
Feb 23, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$8,642,118 |
1,955,230 |
42 |
Shine |
Nov 22, 1996 |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$6,694,360 |
1,514,561 |
43 |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$5,782,753 |
1,308,315 |
44 |
The Pallbearer |
May 3, 1996 |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,656,388 |
1,279,725 |
45 |
Solo |
Aug 23, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$4,932,915 |
1,116,044 |
46 |
The Crucible |
Nov 29, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$4,664,716 |
1,055,365 |
47 |
Joe's Apartment |
Jul 26, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
Black Comedy |
$4,616,355 |
1,044,424 |
48 |
To Gillian on Her 37th Birt… |
Oct 18, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$4,137,645 |
936,118 |
49 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
Nov 10, 1995 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$3,988,567 |
902,390 |
50 |
Moll Flanders |
Jun 14, 1996 |
MGM |
Drama |
$3,443,047 |
778,969 |
51 |
Cutthroat Island |
Dec 22, 1995 |
MGM |
Adventure |
$2,617,537 |
592,202 |
52 |
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyb… |
Jan 12, 1996 |
New Line |
Action |
$2,396,302 |
542,149 |
53 |
Dracula: Dead and Loving It |
Dec 22, 1995 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,357,406 |
533,349 |
54 |
The Bridges of Madison County |
Jun 2, 1995 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$1,409,439 |
318,877 |
55 |
Looking for Richard |
Oct 11, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
Documentary |
$1,266,417 |
286,519 |
56 |
Two Much |
Mar 15, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,078,555 |
244,016 |
57 |
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Gramercy |
Comedy |
$949,745 |
214,874 |
58 |
Powder |
Oct 27, 1995 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$872,570 |
197,414 |
59 |
Plein soleil |
Aug 31, 1961 |
Miramax |
Drama |
$618,090 |
139,839 |
60 |
Now and Then |
Oct 20, 1995 |
New Line |
Drama |
$586,693 |
132,735 |
61 |
Mother |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$577,391 |
130,631 |
62 |
Boys |
May 10, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$516,349 |
116,821 |
63 |
Hamlet |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$431,422 |
97,606 |
64 |
The Portrait of a Lady |
Dec 24, 1996 |
Gramercy |
Drama |
$369,203 |
83,530 |
65 |
Cry, The Beloved Country |
Dec 15, 1995 |
Miramax |
Drama |
$358,748 |
81,164 |
66 |
Chung hing sam lam |
Mar 8, 1996 |
Miramax |
Drama |
$332,003 |
75,113 |
67 |
Marvin's Room |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Miramax |
Drama |
$292,537 |
66,184 |
68 |
Entertaining Angels: The Do… |
Sep 27, 1996 |
Paulist Pictures |
Drama |
$225,161 |
50,941 |
69 |
Home for the Holidays |
Nov 3, 1995 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$179,374 |
40,582 |
70 |
Denise Calls Up |
Mar 29, 1996 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
|
$168,614 |
38,147 |
71 |
Clueless |
Jul 1, 1995 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$137,266 |
31,055 |
72 |
I'm Not Rappaport |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Gramercy |
|
$62,448 |
14,128 |
73 |
Mortal Kombat |
Aug 18, 1995 |
New Line |
Action |
$50,081 |
11,330 |
74 |
Speed 2: Cruise Control |
Jan 1, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$28,685 |
6,489 |
75 |
In Love and War |
Dec 18, 1996 |
New Line |
Drama |
$18,989 |
4,296 |
76 |
The Journey of August King |
Jan 26, 1996 |
Miramax |
Drama |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,958,547,494 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 443,110,256 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996.
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